diff --git a/drivers/hte/Kconfig b/drivers/hte/Kconfig
index 8e0fd818a73e..641af722b555 100644
--- a/drivers/hte/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hte/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if HTE
 
 config HTE_TEGRA194
 	tristate "NVIDIA Tegra194 HTE Support"
-	depends on ARCH_TEGRA_194_SOC
+	depends on (ARCH_TEGRA_194_SOC || COMPILE_TEST)
 	depends on GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  Enable this option for integrated hardware timestamping engine also
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config HTE_TEGRA194
 
 config HTE_TEGRA194_TEST
         tristate "NVIDIA Tegra194 HTE Test"
-        depends on HTE_TEGRA194
+        depends on (HTE_TEGRA194 || COMPILE_TEST)
         help
 	  The NVIDIA Tegra194 GTE test driver demonstrates how to use HTE
 	  framework to timestamp GPIO and LIC IRQ lines.
diff --git a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
index ba37a5efbf82..ab2edff018eb 100644
--- a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
+++ b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ static int tegra_hte_test_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	cnt = of_hte_req_count(hte.pdev);
-	if (cnt < 0)
+	if (cnt < 0) {
+		ret = cnt;
 		goto free_irq;
+	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Total requested lines:%d\n", cnt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194.c b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194.c
index 341a134cb7d0..690eb9be30fb 100644
--- a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194.c
+++ b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194.c
@@ -407,12 +407,15 @@ static int tegra_hte_line_xlate(struct hte_chip *gc,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
+	 * GPIO consumers can access GPIOs in two ways:
 	 *
-	 * There are two paths GPIO consumers can take as follows:
-	 * 1) The consumer (gpiolib-cdev for example) which uses GPIO global
-	 * number which gets assigned run time.
-	 * 2) The consumer passing GPIO from the DT which is assigned
-	 * statically for example by using TEGRA194_AON_GPIO gpio DT binding.
+	 * 1) Using the global GPIO numberspace.
+	 *
+	 * This is the old, now DEPRECATED method and should not be used in
+	 * new code. TODO: Check if tegra is even concerned by this.
+	 *
+	 * 2) Using GPIO descriptors that can be assigned to consumer devices
+	 * using device-tree, ACPI or lookup tables.
 	 *
 	 * The code below addresses both the consumer use cases and maps into
 	 * HTE/GTE namespace.
@@ -725,10 +728,8 @@ static int tegra_hte_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get irq\n");
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	}
 	hte_dev->hte_irq = ret;
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, hte_dev->hte_irq, tegra_hte_isr, 0,
 			       dev_name(dev), hte_dev);
@@ -811,7 +812,7 @@ static int tegra_hte_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused tegra_hte_resume_early(struct device *dev)
+static int tegra_hte_resume_early(struct device *dev)
 {
 	u32 i;
 	struct tegra_hte_soc *gs = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused tegra_hte_resume_early(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused tegra_hte_suspend_late(struct device *dev)
+static int tegra_hte_suspend_late(struct device *dev)
 {
 	u32 i;
 	struct tegra_hte_soc *gs = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -852,15 +853,14 @@ static int __maybe_unused tegra_hte_suspend_late(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops tegra_hte_pm = {
-	SET_LATE_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(tegra_hte_suspend_late,
-				     tegra_hte_resume_early)
+	LATE_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(tegra_hte_suspend_late, tegra_hte_resume_early)
 };
 
 static struct platform_driver tegra_hte_driver = {
 	.probe = tegra_hte_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "tegra_hte",
-		.pm = &tegra_hte_pm,
+		.pm = pm_sleep_ptr(&tegra_hte_pm),
 		.of_match_table = tegra_hte_of_match,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/hte/hte.c b/drivers/hte/hte.c
index 598a716b7364..23a6eeb8c506 100644
--- a/drivers/hte/hte.c
+++ b/drivers/hte/hte.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 
-#define HTE_TS_NAME_LEN		10
-
 /* Global list of the HTE devices */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hte_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(hte_devices);
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ struct hte_device {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct hte_chip *chip;
 	struct module *owner;
-	struct hte_ts_info ei[];
+	struct hte_ts_info ei[] __counted_by(nlines);
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
@@ -389,13 +387,10 @@ static int __hte_req_ts(struct hte_ts_desc *desc, hte_ts_cb_t cb,
 
 	atomic_inc(&gdev->ts_req);
 
-	ei->line_name = NULL;
-	if (!desc->attr.name) {
-		ei->line_name = kzalloc(HTE_TS_NAME_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ei->line_name)
-			scnprintf(ei->line_name, HTE_TS_NAME_LEN, "ts_%u",
-				  desc->attr.line_id);
-	}
+	if (desc->attr.name)
+		ei->line_name = NULL;
+	else
+		ei->line_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "ts_%u", desc->attr.line_id);
 
 	hte_ts_dbgfs_init(desc->attr.name == NULL ?
 			  ei->line_name : desc->attr.name, ei);